Cesarine: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Siena

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Immerse yourself in a small group cooking class at local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Siena cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a selection of local wines.

During the lesson the local home cook will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Siena recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Each participant will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.

This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Please note that our Cesarine are ready and thrilled to host you in their homes! All Cesarine are always very careful and attentive of the important sanitary rules needed, even more now! The homes provide all the essential sanitary equipment for the guests (paper towels for washing hands, hand sanitizing gel and so on). Remember to always maintain 1 meter distance from each other and if not, wear masks and gloves

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Immerse yourself in a small group cooking class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Siena cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by a glass of local wine.

Sample Menu

starter

Seasonal Starter

main

Sample Regional Pasta: Pappardelle or Pici or Gnudi

dessert

Rice pudding or Castagnaccio or Cantucci or Tiramisu or similar

What‘s Included

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)

Tastings of the 3 recipes

Local taxes

Small group Cooking Class

Meeting points

Siena

Siena Italy

End points

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Options

Morning cooking class

Cooking class

Afternoon Cooking Class

Cooking class

Reviews

5.00

27 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing and Delicious Cooking Experience!
Greg W,,Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had the most amazing experience with our hosts, Antonella and Fabio, in their gorgeous home! They were gracious and fun hosts and we enjoyed the cooking experience and the eating that followed. We made hand rolled pasta (pici), a tomato soup (pappa al pomodoro) and tiramisu! They also sent us the recipes so we could make these dishes beech home! We would highly recommend this experience!
Learn some Italian recipe secrets!
Katherine I,,Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great food, great experience! Would definitely recommend! We had a great time! We got a chance to have hands on experience and learn some Italian secrets
Absolutely loved it! Our...
Magali G,,Jul 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Absolutely loved it! Our host Ilaria was wonderful. We learned a lot, and not just about cooking. Beautiful food, lovely company. The children really enjoyed the experience too. Really recommend it!
Best cooking class in Siena
Joni B,,May 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had an incredible experience with a fantastic family. Learning to cook pasta and other dishes in their home was truly fascinating. The hosts were incredibly warm and welcoming, and we cherished every moment spent with them. One of our guests had to leave early, and the host’s husband kindly offered her a ride back to the hotel. This activity is a must-do when visiting Siena. It was the perfect way for our group to kick off our family trip to Italy.
The best cooking class ever!
John S,,May 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was an amazing experience! Enza was wonderful! We could not have asked for a better cooking class! Not only was it fun and engaging, the food was perfect. This was the highlight of our stay in Siena. We can’t wait to make pasta and tiramisu when we get home!
My wife and I loved this...
John E,,May 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
My wife and I loved this experience! Our host was a wonderful cook. She made five different pastas and Taramisu. It was great fun, instructive, and a great lunch. We just wish our daughters had been with us. I guess we’ll have to come back.
NJ Family Experience
421lesleyh,,Apr 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful time and my children really enjoyed learning to cook! Ilaria was welcoming and very accommodating to us. I highly recommend!
A wonderful cooking class with Enza in Siena.
bradlW4545MU,,Mar 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My host was Enza and she was fantastic! She mad me feel so welcome in her kitchen, the cooking lesson was wonderful, we made an array of local pasta and vegetable dishes and a wonderful dessert. The experience was one that I would highly recommend. Thank you Enza for a delightful morning and delicious food! Siena is beautiful, definitely worth visiting and this experience was authentically Italian.
Siena
Jamima C,,Aug 23, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
She was the sweetest and the food was delicious! The recipes were easy enough to recreate. The translator we had was also wonderful.
Amazing and True Local Flavors! We felt like family
Brad C,,Jul 13, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Enza was amazing and made our experience so special. She took her time teaching us everything about her recipes and how true Locals in Siena cook. We’d recommend her class a million times over. She treated us like family, including my 2 year old daughter, and accommodated wonderfully for Both gluten & nut allergies making sure everyone could eat everything we prepared.